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LATCH. No. 435,683. Patented Sept. 2, 1890.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. COOK, OF, BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO BURNS, SILVER 8: CO., OF SAME PLACE.

LATCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,683, dated. September 2, 1890. Application filed May 12, 1890. Serial No. 351,413. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: end of the cup being rounded, as at 5, to form Be it known that I, CHARLES A. COOK, a the striking-surface thereof. The bolt is citizenof the United States,residingatBridgemade of just sufficient size to slide freely port, in the county of Fairfield and State of Within the case, and is provided with a slot6 5 Connecticut, have invented certain new and upon one or more sides adapted to receive usefulImprovements in CabinetLatehes; and the tongue or tongues 23. I do hereby declare the following to be a full, '7 denotes the spring. In assembling, the clear, and exact description of the invention, spring is placed within the bolt, both bolt and such as will enable others skilled in the art spring passed into the case, and tongue 3 is 10 to which it appertains to make and use the then turned down and passed into slot 6, as same. is clearly shown in Fig. 3,1he end of the My invention relates to the class of cabinettongue in practice passing in between two latches which are adapted to engage asuitable coils of the spring, thus holding the three striking-plate to hold a door in the closed poparts securely in position. I have shown the 15 sition, but will yield to a slight pull upon the case as provided with a single tongue and door and allow the latter to be opened, the the bolt as provided with a single slot to reidea being to dispense with supplemental unceive it, and I ordinarily make them in this latching devices requiring to be either raised manner. It will of course be understood, or turned to disengage the latch from the however, that in making larger sizes or in 2: striking-plate; and the object of my invensmall-sized latches, if preferred, two or more tion is to simplify and cheapen and at the tongues may be formed in the case and corsame time to greatly improve the construe responding slots in the bolts to receive them. tion. 8 denotes the striking-plate, which in use IVith these ends in view I have devised the is ordinarily fastened by screws, and is pro- 25 novel construction which I will now describe, vided either with an opening, as in Fig. 4:, or referring by numbers to the accompanying with a socket, as in Fig. 5, to receive the drawings, forming part of this specification, rounded striking-surface of the bolt. The in whichbolt-case does not require fastening. It is Figure 1 is a view illustrating the three made perfectly round and simply requires 30 parts of my novel latch detached; Fig. 2, a that a hole be bored into the wood of suffiview of the latch complete; Fig. 3, a longicient depth and suitable size to receive it tudinal section thereof; Figs. 4 and 5, views closely, the flange resting upon the outer face of different forms of striking-plates; and Fig. of the wood, as clearly shown in Fig. 6. The 6 is a vertical section of a door and jamb, striking-plate is ordinarily placed in thejamb 3 5 showing the latch-case and latch in elevation and the bolt in the door, although the parts and the striking-plate in section therein as in may be reversed, if preferred.

use. Having thus described my invention, I

It will of course be apparent that any orclaim dinary form of striking-plate may be used. Acabinet-latch consisting of adrawn sheet- 0 This element,therefore, forms no portion of my metal case having a tongue, a cup-shaped bolt present invention. My novel latch consists having a slot and adapted to slide within the of three pieces only-to wit, a drawn case, a case, and a spring within the bolt,'the parts drawn bolt, and a spring. being held in position by turning the tongue 1 denotes the case, which is acup drawn inward through the slot in the bolt, substan- 5 from a disk of sheet metal, and is ordinarily tially -as described.

provided with a flange 2 around its outer Intestimony whereoflaffix my signature in edge. Upon one or more sides of the case I presence of two witnesses.

punch out astrip of metal, leavingit attached CHARLES A. COOK. at one end to form a tongue 3. Vitne'sses:

5o 4. denotes the bolt, which is likewise a cup A. M. \VOOSTER,

drawn from a disk of sheet metal, the cl )sed ARLEY I. MUNSON. 

